NCI Workshop Report Advanced Technologies in Radiation Oncology. November 30 – December 2, 2006

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• Opening Comments
  Coleman, Norman, M.D. Associate Director
• Workshop Introduction
• Break Out Groups
• Head and Neck Cancer
  Ang, Kian, M.D., Ph.D.
• Lung Cancer Screening: Promise and Pitfalls
  Berg, Christine D., M.D.
  Chief, Early Detection Research Group
  Division of Cancer Prevention
• Cervix Cancer
  Gaffney, David, M.D., Ph.D.
  Huntsman Cancer Hospital
  University of Utah
• Examining the Evidence — Lung Cancer
  Choy, Hak, M.D., University of Texas Southwestern Dallas, Texas
• Radiation Therapy Trials — Quality Assurance
  Deye, James A., Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Medical Physics
  Clinical Radiation Oncology Branch
  Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
• A Framework for Device-Based Clinical Research in Image-Guided Therapies
  Farahani, Keyvan, Ph.D.
  Dorfman, Gary, M.D.
• Evaluation of new drugs and devices for cancer: the FDA perspective
  Sokol, Gerald, M.D., M.S., FCP
  CDER/FDA
  USUHS
• FDA Oncology Drug Approval
  Sokol, Gerald, M.D., M.S., FCP
  Kane, Robert, M.D., FACP
• Pediatrics Oncology
  Halperin, Edward C. M.D., M.A.
  Dean of the School of Medicine
  Ford Foundation Professor of Medical Education
  Professor of Radiation Oncology, Pediatrics, and History
  University of Louisville
• Advanced Technologies for Breast Cancer
  McCormick
• Brain Tumors
  Mehta, Minesh, M.D.
• Pelvic Breakout Group
• Prostrate Cancer
  Sandler, Howard, M.D.
• Phase III Clinical Trials with Protons: Their importance for Patient Centered Care
  Shipley, William U., M.D., FASTRO
  Massachusetts General Hospital
  Harvard Medical School
• Rectal Cancer: Advanced Technologies
  Willett, Chris, M.D.
  Department of Radiation Oncology
  Duke University Medical Center
• Summary
  Vikram, Bhadrasain, M.D.
  Chief Clinical Radiation Oncology Branch